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PAUL STOWELL OF BASINGSTOKE: This is Paul's article that I wrote and appeared in the Canadian Pigeon International magazine in December 2018. It is one of the best monthly magazines on the planet and has 45,000 readers globally every month. (September 2024)

Methilhaven flying club members D. Clark and son have decided to retire from the sport, through ill health. All loft equipment ( baskets feeders drinkers etc. ) are for sale. There are some stock birds for sale. Also for sale is an ETS system and 3 Unicon pads, ALL enquiries to David Clark on 07916 208 925

Copied from Facebook 24th September by Sandy Milne North of Scotland Federation Show I have just had the date confirmed it is Sunday the 23rd same detail as previous post. We hope to start with the pens etc at 8am so any assistance will be greatly received. Also if ano one has some rolls of old wall paper it would be great if you could bring them along. Date for the diary is Sunday 23rd of November

Since my youngest daughter got her own pigeons she said she needed her own carry box.so iv fixed up one of mine for her and Michelle has made the decals,think we now have a happy little girl

Copied from Facebook 23rd September North of Scotland Show Change of Date I met Eric for a cup of coffee today and Eric informed me that the 16th is the same date as the Newcastle show and Nicky will be attending that show therefor will be unable to convoy the pens for us on that weekend therefor I have requested a change of date from the 16th to the 22nd off November. The hall organisers are going to confirm if the hall is available on that date to me this evening or Wednesday morning so watch this space. The proposed classes are as follows:- 1) Flown Cock 2) Flown Hen 3) T T Wires Cock 4) T T Wires Hen 5) Likeliest Y Cock 6) Likeliest Y Hen 7) T T Wires young cock Eight) T T Wires young hen 9) Late bred cock/hen I have had an enquiry about a show class, if you are interested please message myself or Eric Yule and if we have enough interest we will input as required. I will update developments as received Sandy

Received this letter from SHU

NICE TROPHYS . ITS A PITY LIKE MANY CLUBS AND FEDS THEY ARE HANDED OUT IN MANY CASES AT AGMS IN PLASTIC TESCO BAGS . IVE BEEN IN THE GAME FOR OVER 60 YEARS . THERE WAS ALWAYS A DINNER DANCE AND A GREAT NIGHT WAS HAD BY ALL . INSTEAD OF THERES YOUR TROPHYS SEE YOU NEXT SEASON . NO DISCOUNTS FROM TESCO'S FOR USING THERE PLASTIC BAGS .???????????

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Well done Ted

Well done all

Well done Del

Brilliant day at Scottish National Flying Club Latebred Auction.. 12k + raised for the Club.. Massive well done to all donors and buyers and all the wonderful people who give up their own time to make this happen.. Distance racing is dead ? 🙈 Not on our watch.. Long live the SNFC ❤️

Copied from Facebook 20th September Here's a wee recap of the performances from the solway at the biggest, and best, race in the country. Many thanks to WP Wortley. 1 / 2 Alencon 1st Section 14th Open Drew Nicholson from Annan Section winner is a 2 y.o. Dark Chequer cock, that went through the programme as a y.b and to 200 miles as a yearling. It was paired at the beginning of March in 2025 and went to the race covering a 10 day old youngster. Sire is a Dark Chequer cock that was bred from a Kirkpatrick hen containing the loft’s established lines when paired to Drew’s 2018 Silver Award winner. The Dark Chequer cock that gained a Silver Award was bred from a Blue hen that contained the loft’s established Kirkpatrick lines with his sire being a Van Der Wegen that was obtained from John Little from Ecclefechan, having been bred by Andy Gregson. Dam of the Section winner from Alencon is a Blue Chequer hen, which was bred from a Son of Willie Borthwick’s ‘White Nose Bud’ that won the Gold Cup from Liege in 2018 when paired to a super Blue hen that was purchased at a Y.B. Sale at Carnforth. The Blue hen was purchased at a Y.B Sale at Carnforth and was bred by John Winstanley from Orrell, Wigan; it was 11th Section 16th Open Guernsey 2021 and 5th Section 6th Open Alencon 2022. Sire a Jan Polder Arden/Wanroy Dam a Blue Chequer hen that was bred by Albert Tarleton & Duncan Ferguson ‘Skyleader Lofts’. 2nd Section 22nd Open Jim Ferguson from Eastriggs The winning pigeon is a 6 y.o. Blue Chequer cock that was bred by the late John McNeil from Broxburn, it raced as a y.b., yearling and 2 y.o. Worked on Widowhood he then went to Alencon in 2022 and was 7th Section 9th Open and worked in exactly the same way in 2023 and 2024, he again scored from the Gold Cup race being 14th Section 60th Open in 2023 and 76th Open in 2024. At the gateway to the 2025 season he commanded three boxes in the widowhood end of the shed, not letting any other birds near the boxes. Jim addressed the issue by moving him into the adjoining Y.B. compartment in the shed. He went right through the Federation programme to Cheltenham, after which he was brought back into his original box in the widowhood cock compartment and put of full widowhood. Occupying the box he was given his hen two days before basketing with straw being placed on the floor of the shed. The position gained from the recent Classic should secure for him an S.N.F.C. Silver Award. We must mention friend Michael Johnstone and Jim’s grandson Finn, who kindly assist at the loft. 3rd Section 25th Open John Gilmour from Ecclefechan Winning pigeon is a 2 y.o. Blue cock that had three races as a youngster and five races as a yearling on Widowhood. John’s father, Jackie, regrettably died some months ago and John took a number of his pigeons. Because of the increased number of birds in his loft he had to deviate from the management method practised in recent years. The Blue cock was raced celibate during the early part of the season and was then paired but did not go to nest, John using the hen to motivate the cock, showing her before despatch to a race. He raced through the Solway Fed. programme to the Inland National from Brighton and then went to the Gold Cup race. It was bred from a pair of 2 / 2 pigeons, which John received from Sean and Linda Trodden bred from direct imports from the Continent. Sean and Linda, of course, bred the Dam of ‘Gilly’, John’s 2017 Gold Cup winner.